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HYDROGEN Ports as green energy hubs

CONTENTS NEWS

REGULARS

46 Global Briefing

17 Australasia Focus

Electric van fleet, green barges, emissions busting rail

Dave MacIntyre looks at Lyttelton Harbour’s biodiversity approach

49 Product News

Green straddle carrier, crane award, decarbonisation tool

21 Africa Focus

Egypt is practicing responsible land reclamation writes Shem Oirere

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25 Cruise

Michele Witthaus talks to Montreal about its green renovation work

FEATURES 10 Congress Review

30 Opinion

Exclusives from the 2021 GreenPort Congress in Piraeus

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12 Hydrogen

The Port of Rotterdam talks to GreenPort about its hydrogen strategy

ESPO’s Isabelle Ryckbost outlines the EU’s proposal to modernise its transport system

31 Future Fuels

Biogas from sewage, future fuels terminal, new LNG ferry

14 Projects

Digital twin technology is changing the face of Portsmouth International Port

18 Logistics

Swissterminal explains why transparent and sustainable logistics are best

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22 Projects

BMT tells ports how to adapt and prepare against extreme weather

28 Community

A look at the Port of Gdańsk’s commitment to social inclusion and the community

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Future fuels buzz

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Both ports and their stakeholders then are increasingly turning to partnerships with the energy companies, to make the green transition

Smart ports are banking on future fuels to lead them into the future and act as an anchor for green recovery post pandemic.

The buzz around future fuels in the ports sector is gaining even more momentum.

Because ports are crucial in the supply of traditional sources of energy, they play an equally critical role in the production, storage, import and export of new energy sources.

Take hydrogen for example. Some ports will produce it, some will export it, some will become import hubs.

Rotterdam is a good example.

A large part of future green strategy for the port is its focus on hydrogen - importing hydrogen through the port to serve Europe’s energy needs, storage and using the fuel to power its own port vessels. Find out more in this issue.

What about other sources of green energy?

As unique landing points for the blue economy, ports will be essential for the offshore wind industry in all its facets: Supply of spare parts, reconversion, storage, maintenance, decommissioning to name a few.

So, wind energy as renewable power is still featuring strongly on the agenda too.

Australia’s Port of Newcastle, as the world’s largest coal port has announced its plan to be 100% powered by renewable energy by 2040.

The port has signed a deal with Iberdrola, which operates the Bodangora windfarm near Dubbo in inland New South Wales, for a retail power purchase agreement that provides the port with large scale generation certificates linked to the windfarm.

We think that biofuels is an area to watch too. Finland’s largest port, HaminaKotka, is encouraging ships to discharge their wastewater at the port so that it can be converted into biogas for the transport industry.

The port prides itself on its sewage reception and treatment facilities meeting the requirements of the circular economy.

Sewage discharged by cargo ships is converted into wastewater sludge and then refined into renewable energy at Gasum’s biogas plant.

Both ports and their stakeholders then are increasingly turning to partnerships with the energy companies, to make the green transition by shifting to renewable clean energies and technologies for their operations.

And this will keep increasing, especially as new regulation comes into force. Take the example of Europe. The EU Commission has published a whole series of proposals for Europe to reach a 55% emission reduction by 2030, achieving the Green Deal ambition for Europe to become the first net zero emission continent in 2050.

The whole greening and climate agenda of Europe is an opportunity for ports to become green energy hubs at the service of Europe’s economy and society.

This issue of GreenPort feels like a testament to ports and their stakeholders who are already working in this direction and it could help your operation to do so too.

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GLOBAL BRIEFING

One European terminal says it’s leading a green renewables revolution in the Med. Hutchison Ports BEST at the Port of Barcelona has signed an agreement with Endesa to contract 100% renewable energy.

The terminal said this will enable it to reduce its CO2 emissions by more than half (8,300 tonnes) setting a benchmark in its use of renewable energy.

Cleaner Waterways Future Proof Shipping (FPS) has signed a long-term agreement with Air Liquide (AL) for the supply of carbon-free hydrogen to an inland container vessel, a milestone on the path to the decarbonisation of inland waterways.

The FPS Maas, which transports containers between the Netherlands and Belgium, will run on the hydrogen through multi-modal storage specially designed for inland barges, enabling the vessel to reduce CO2 emissions by nearly 2,000 tonnes per year. AL believes the solution can be easily replicated by other ships and non-marine transport.

Green barge service The collaboration between PSA Corporation Ltd (PSA) and Ocean Network Express Pte. Ltd (ONE) marks a milestone for the two eco-conscious partners as they both collectively strive for decarbonisation to limit the impact of terminal and shipping activities. “Our collaboration has not only optimised operational efficiency, but also created a greener ‘marine highway’ option for shippers and carriers,” said Mr Ong Kim Pong, regional CEO Southeast Asia, PSA International.

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Peel Ports Group received a GREENFLEET award in recognition of it saving an average of 132 g/km of CO2 per vehicle, equating to 31.81 tonnes of CO2 reduction every year.

“Being recognised for our efforts to become more sustainable is a fantastic, progressive achievement for the Group,” said Mark Whitworth, CEO at Peel Ports.

“It is essential that we, as a business, are able to keep the supply chain going and facilitate economic growth at a national and regional level. But to be able to do this sustainably, while making a continued effort to minimise the environmental impact of our operations, is a real game-changer.

The award win comes off the back of the group’s recent commitment to become net zero by 2040 and recognises its ongoing work to lower emissions by delivering fuel efficiency programmes, green fleet management and driver awareness training.

Phase two of the transition of An American port has cut its diesel emissions by an impressive 86% over the last 15 years The Port of Oakland has achieved an 86% reduction in diesel emissions in its latest emissions inventory far outreaching its air quality goals over 2005 levels.

Oakland’s 2020 Seaport Air Emissions Inventory also revealed that Nitrous Oxide (NOx) emissions have been cut by 40% and sulphur oxides slashed by 95%. All these reductions were beyond the original goals.

“The port, its partners and the community worked together for more than a decade to improve air quality and support public health through major investments, innovation and commitment,” said Richard Sinkoff, port director of environmental programs and planning. The Maritime Air Quality Improvement Program (MAQIP) is the port’s comprehensive master

Source: Peel Ports

Renewable energy benchmark

KUDOS FOR ELECTRIC VAN FLEET CONVERSION

the port’s fleet is already underway, with plans to deliver an additional 31 electric vehicles in 2022, thereby creating an entirely electric fleet.

The group recently unveiled many new initiatives to drive forward a more sustainable agenda, including using electrical alternatives to machinery and equipment. It has also invested more than £1.2bn across the last decade on sustainable infrastructure and technology to future proof its operations. This has included the delivery of energy-efficient cranes, LED lighting and choosing

8 Peel Ports plans to deliver an additional 31 electric vehicles in 2022 creating an electric fleet

sustainable, low emission equipment and suppliers.

The GREENFLEET Awards ceremony took place on 1 December 2021 at the British Motor Museum in Warwick, with the awards presented by comedian, impressionist, writer and actress Ronni Ancona.

Malcolm Oliver-White, a fleet manager at Peel Ports was also among the individuals commended for the Private Sector Fleet Manager of the Year Award at the ceremony.

EMISSIONS SLASHED Source: Robert Campbell, U.S. Army

BRIEFS

plan to reduce harmful emissions from maritime operations at the Oakland Seaport.

It sets 2005 activity as the baseline for comparison and 2020 the final year for reaching the goals.

Oakland’s 2020 Seaport Air Emissions Inventory included six categories of mobile sources: Ocean-going vessels, harbour craft such as tugboats, cargohandling equipment, on-road trucks, locomotives and other

8 The Port of Oakland has achieved an 86% reduction in diesel emissions over the last 15 years

off-road equipment, such as construction equipment.

Tracy Fidell, port environmental planner/scientist at Oakland pointed out that these reductions for harmful emissions were achieved despite an increase in cargo volume which shows that the port is moving cargo more efficiently.

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GLOBAL BRIEFING

The second port has joined an ammonia tanker joint development project.

Singapore’s Jurong Port has joined the Castor Initiative which aims to make green shipping a reality and meet the IMO’s greenhouse gas reduction targets. With the addition of Jurong, the coalition is diversifying circle of maritime expertise to ensure and support the complete ecosystem required for its ammoniafuelled tanker to operate sustainably on water.

Pioneering hydrogen strategy

The Port of València says it will be the first port in Europe to incorporate hydrogen technologies in its terminal machinery operations. Valenciaport’s has renewed its commitment to hydrogen by creating an advisory group open to ports around the world to help to develop the global hydrogen value chain.

Port sustainability award An Australian port’s commitment to environmental, social and governance goals has been recognised.

Port of Newcastle (PON) has been named as a finalist for the Net Zero Action Award and Small and Medium Enterprise Transformation Award, two of seven categories in the Banksia Foundation’s 2021 NSW Sustainability Awards.

PON chief executive Craig Carmody said the nominations were an acknowledgement of the port’s sustainability journey following the launch of the business’s first Environment, Social and Governance Strategy in 2019.

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A UK marine engineering and propulsion specialist has secured Government funding to examine new green river ferry technologies The funding will see Royston working in local partnership with Newcastle University and ferry operator Nexus to look at ways to decarbonise the operations of the cross-Tyne Shields Ferry service, which transports 500,000 passengers annually across the River Tyne between North Shields and South Shields.

Bijan Younessi, technical manager at Royston, said: “Fleet operators across the globe are investing in advanced digital solutions to boost vessel performance to help decarbonise the marine industry. “This is a unique opportunity to combine relevant experience and knowledge to transform the carbon footprint of the Tyne ferry service and capture data that can be shared with other similar services across the country, maximising the impact of our work.”

The CLEANFERRY project aims to quantify the carbon footprint

Source: Nexus

Jurong joins ammonia drive

DECARBONISATION PROJECT

of the ferries’ existing propulsion systems and assess the viability and cost benefits of retrofitting or upgrading these with advanced technology to deliver efficiency savings, lower carbon emissions and improve fuel consumption.

It will combine the in-service Electronic Fuel Monitoring System (EFMS) capabilities of Royston with Newcastle University’s marine research expertise and the vessel operational and public service experience of ferry operator, Nexus. CLEANFERRY is part of the Government’s wider

8 Royston is working on a project to look at ways to decarbonise the operations of the Shields Ferry service

Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition, funded by the Department for Transport and delivered in partnership with Innovate UK, with a £20m package, designed to position the UK at the forefront of green shipbuilding and maritime technology. This is also supporting 55 projects across the UK including initiatives in Scotland, Northern Ireland, as well as across England.

EMISSIONS BUSTING RAIL PROGRAMME The UAE has launched its largest integrated system for transporting goods and passengers across the country The UAE Railways Program project called Etihad Rail is worth AED50 billion. It aims at establishing integrated system for transporting goods and passengers across the UAE. In addition, it will connect key port cities of the UAE from Ghuwaifat to Fujairah, speeding

up transit times and reducing emissions.

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said: “The Etihad Rail is the largest project to consolidate the strength of the union for the next fifty years. It will connect 11 key cities and regions across the UAE.” “The UAE’s infrastructure is among the best in the world and the Etihad Rail will further

enhance UAE excellence in the logistical field. The project comes in line with the environmental policy of the UAE and it will reduce carbon emissions by 70-80%.”

8 The program will connect key port cities of the UAE from Ghuwaifat to Fujairah, speeding up transit times and reducing emissions

Source: Etihad Rail

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Better connected The UAE Railways program includes a national network of railway projects that link the emirates and the key cities of the country including three key projects; firstly the Freight Rail project, which includes the Etihad Rail freight services.

The second project is the Rail Passenger Services that aim to connect 11 cities with the UAE from Al Sila to Fujairah. At a speed of 200 km/h the Rail Passenger will connect 11 cities within the UAE. Lastly, there is the Integrated Transportation Service, where a network of light rail will be connected to the rail passenger system to facilitate transportation inside UAE cities.

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PRODUCT NEWS

GREEN STRADDLE CARRIERS

Decarbonisation tool

A free online tool has been launched to help UK ports meet their net zero targets. National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) has partnered with Siemens to create a decarbonisation tool that will help ports forecast the future infrastructure required to meet potential increased demand for electricity from zero emission port operations.

Photo: Kalmar

Cargotec’s Kalmar is continuing to help ports and terminals decarbonise their operations.

Kalmar will deliver ten hybrid straddle carriers and 19 diesel-electric straddle carriers to the Port of Antwerp-based MSC PSA European Terminal (MPET), a joint venture between PSA and Terminal Investment Limited (TIL). The company will also deliver five hybrid straddle carriers to the Port of Antwerp-based PSA Antwerp, which operates the Noordzee and Europa Terminals, and MPET. Harold Kunst, CEO at MPET, said: “We chose Kalmar Straddle Carriers to replace our older equipment due to the ecoefficiency potential, high-quality products and excellent local service capabilities. As a straddle carrier terminal, we trust that the new-generation equipment will help us improve our operational performance, and the hybrids, in particular, will help reduce the carbon footprint of our operations.”

Cameron Thorpe, CEO of PSA Antwerp, added: “Global warming means we must act: to continue with our terminal decarbonisation we are setting-up various pilots around electrification and hydrogen within the framework

8 Kalmar hybrid straddle carriers offer fuel efficiency and low noise, plus cut operational emissions

of our Green Straddle Carrier Program.”

As the largest container handlers in the port of Antwerp, MPET and PSA Antwerp are focusing their climate efforts on four key areas: greenhouse gases & air quality, renewable energy, water conservation and waste reduction.

MPET and PSA Antwerp’s carbon emissions are produced mainly from diesel-operated equipment such as straddle carriers, terminal tractors and other terminal vehicles. To decarbonise their heavy-duty

logistics, the companies are investing in greener equipment.

The purchase of 15 hybrid straddle carriers by the two terminal operators will help to reduce CO2 emissions by at least 15% versus conventional diesel machines, equivalent to around 600t per year. This is a transitional solution towards greener operations.

Deliveries are scheduled for Q3 2022.

Photo: Liebherr Group

AWARD FOR CRANE EXPERT

There’s green kudos for a crane manufacturer which has been placed in the top 5% for sustainability Liebherr-MCCtec, part of the Liebherr Group, has been awarded a gold medal from corporate responsibility auditor, EcoVadis, placing the firm in the top 5% of all rated companies for sustainability and within the top 3% of manufacturers worldwide.

The company has been assessed in four key areas environment, labour and human rights, and ethics and sustainable procurement. “Responsibility and care for the environment has always been a key component of Liebherr philosophy,” commented Liebherr-MCCtec’s corporate responsibility manager, Tatjana Grissemann.

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8 Liebherr-MCCtec has been awarded a gold medal for its approach to sustainability

Winning team To win the award, the company was assessed in four key areas environment, labour and human rights and ethics and sustainable procurement.

Liebherr Container Cranes in Ireland and Liebherr-MCCtec Rostock in Germany were both awarded silver medals back in 2019.

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The company is known for its sustaibaility focus and is a signatory to the United Nations Global Compact, a global initiative with ten principles guiding human rights, labour standards, the environment and anti-corruption, as well as the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

The Liebherr Group employs more than 48,000 employees worldwide, manufacturing a range of environmentally sustainable equipment including electric portal harbour cranes.

It’s also known for its Unplugged series - a battery powered series of construction equipment - along with hybrid and electric powered port and terminal equipment.

Swedish smart buoys A Swedish port is testing efficient solar powered buoys. Ports of Stockholm is testing a unique solarpowered smart buoy in its fairway in order to improve efficiency of service and maintenance and increase sustainability. This is the fifth smart navigational marker in a series, and the last to be tested by Ports of Stockholm as part of the Intelligent Sea EU project. Finnish company Arctia-Meritaito is running the project together with Ports of Stockholm and the Port of Naantali as project partners.

10,000th Konecranes truck

Konecranes has delivered its 10,000th lift truck as it continues on its sustainability pathway.

The Absolut Company (Absolut) has taken delivery of a Flow Drive Konecranes reach stacker for its vodka production facility in Åhus, a town in the southern Swedish province of Skåne. Absolut will run this lift truck on HVO100, a completely renewable and fossil-free chemical copy of regular diesel. The ten thousandth lift truck is a Konecranes SMV 4632 TC5 reach stacker, a 46t machine able to stack up to five containers high.

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CONGRESS REVIEW

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Ammonia investment challenges

Aiding green hydrogen Ammonia demand comes to the fore when looking at the challenges of using more green hydrogen and how this can be financed. “The biggest problem is to produce the ammonia needed for hydrogen because in the future everybody wants it. If hydrogen is also the base for other e-fuels then you need it in a huge amount,” stressed Mr Siegert.

Establishing production sites that produce enough hydrogen to supply the whole maritime industry, and also other sectors where it is in demand remains to be seen, he said. “We have lots of hydrogen, but not green hydrogen, so it’s important to produce it in a way that it’s sustainable.”

Is methanol a winner?

Although ports have been working on safe LNG handling for

Electric grid challenges Shore power investment is more widespread than ever, but can ports handle electric grid challenges?

Capacity is one of the biggest concerns for ports offering onshore power supply (OPS), as shipping companies embrace decarbonisation and both shore power-enabled and battery-propelled ships increase in numbers, said Alex Ruijs, senior consultant for electrical power and energy within the water & maritime team at Royal HaskoningDHV. Speaking exclusively to GreenPort, Mr Ruijs explained: “The challenge for shore power is that we will have more and more ships with batteries onboard that are used for propulsion.”

As battery systems advance and ships are able to sail for longer on batteries, these ships are recharging at ports, which can surge the shore power system.

Larger ships running on batteries will mean more OPS consumption. Currently OPS for container ships are rated for 8MVA maximum. Ships in most cases do not require more

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Photo: Azane Fuel Solutions

Ammonia needs to be treated with caution but has valuable green credentials.

Speaking exclusively to GreenPort, Malte Siegert, head of environmental policy at Naturschutzbund Deutschland (NABU) said that while ammonia use comes with safety concerns, green ammonia has zero emissions and is therefore an attractive development prospect.

“Ammonia has no carbon and you don’t have to have any after treatment, which makes it most likely cheaper to use.”

Money plays a very important role in the energy transition, he pointed out. “There are safety aspects that have to be dealt with in the ports, but you can use ammonia for fuel cells, therefore it seems to be a very good thing,” Mr Siegert said. years, and have extended their learnings to other fuels, the dangers of ammonia shouldn’t be underestimated, said Mr Siegert.

“The bad thing is it’s so toxic - it has an impact on the marine environment. There have always been solutions for flammable and toxic goods in ports, and the good thing is ammonia doesn’t last as long as HFO in water, but you cannot avoid the outcome of an accidental spill in the instance of it being used as a shipping fuel.”

Ammonia appears difficult to handle and it’s doubtful that it will be used for large-scale applications, said Mr Siegert.

Instead, it might be better to focus on methanol development.

“There might be some specific areas where it is used, but for a larger scale application I doubt it, methanol might be the better thing because you don’t have to cool it down.”

8 Azane Fuel Solutions’ ‘Ammonia Fuel Bunkering Network’ project aims to develop, build and operate a green ammonia bunkering terminal

than 5MVA but as bigger ships with batteries emerge, OPS at ports will need to have more power output, Mr Ruijs explained.

“Shore power systems will need to have more power output in the future as demand increases. They might need to be redesigned because of this,” he said.

Though ship batteries require significant grid power, battery packs are a sound investment for ports looking to secure a backup to the grid.

In the Netherlands, grid suppliers have a fixed price for grid connections up to 10MVA and electricity needs to be offered obligatorily. In countries where grid operators call the shots this isn’t the case, other solutions are needed like battery chargers. “Redundant capacity in the grid is one of the cheapest solutions but has limitations in the instance of a failure or maintenance issue,” Mr Ruijs pointed out.

He explained: “The battery pack can be charged when there is a low demand for shore power and demand is lower than the maximum capacity of the grid connection. When it’s the

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Port of IJmuiden The Port of IJmuiden in the Netherlands is a good example of a successful shore power installation, said Mr Ruijs.

“With a capacity of 250kW per ship and a total system capacity of 1MVA it was cost efficient to increase the capacity from the grid supply instead of using a battery storage system.” He added: “The Port of IJmuiden shore power system is intensively used and works without practical problems. Since 2006, several ports in the Netherlands have installed effective shore power for barges with multiple low-capacity connections.”

LNG remains relevant LNG remains a core fuel that is cautiously being invested in by one cruise industry operator.

Despite heated industry debate about how relevant LNG is with 2050 zero emissions decarbonisation targets looming, MSC Cruises believes it is a valuable fuel with capacity for transition.

“We made this decision because we would have an immediate and substantial emissions saving. But LNG wasn’t just about the carbon, it’s also about the local air quality,” Linden Coppell, director of sustainability at MSC Cruises, told GreenPort. The reason for LNG is because it’s available, it’s available at the scale we need and it eliminates most of the local air pollutants.”

Transition potential Additionally, MSC are confident LNG is a transition fuel. “We could not have invested the amount we have without thinking that there’s going to be a future bio/synthetic substitute that we can transition to, explained Ms Coppell.

MSC is already researching bio-LNG in the market and will be supported by its partners, including Shell.

Three of its ships on firm order are LNG, including the first of MSC’s world class series of ships, but with regards to future LNG ship orders, MSC remains cautious about how future fuel investments across the industry will unfold and doesn’t want to risk “stranded assets”.

Ms Coppell reflected: “Because of the landscape with regards to decarbonisation and the regulatory and political environment it’s becoming so strong in that move towards zero emissions, we’re really having to say, let’s wait and see how this technology plays out.”

Fuel contenders?

Dual fuel engines will offer the confidence to invest in fuel where security of supply in unknown, she said. Though in a nod to what might be next, Coppell said hydrogen is probably one of the biggest long term potential fuels, but it does need to be green hydrogen.

E-methanol or bio-methanol could also potentially be mixed with regular fuel, noted Coppell. Though, ideally the company need to do as little modification as possible and

Photo: Royal Haskoning DHV

opposite, the battery is discharged and the battery can, during a limited period, provide the additional capacity required for shore power.”

While battery packs are a reliable power solution, cost is a major consideration. Battery packs can increase the total cost of shore power investment by 20-50%, said Mr Ruijs.

Total cost depends on the capacity of the shore power system in relation to the capacity of the grid connection – the larger the difference, the higher the cost. Spatial impact and a safe place to store the batteries are other concerns when large scale battery back-up systems are considered.

8 A barge connecting to shore power at the Port of Rotterdam

this involves working with engine manufacturers to see them developing advanced combustion engines that will enable more flexible fuels to be used, including zero emission fuels.

On the subject of financing future ships on the decarbonisation pathway, Ms Coppell said there is likely to be more pressure from bank lenders to make sure that investments are in low carbon/carbon free vessels.

“I think that will be a big driver for us. We invested much more in LNG ships than we would have done on traditionally fuelled ships, so we’re willing to take that hit and we know we’re going to have to in the future.”

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8 Linden Coppell, Director of Sustainability, MSC Cruises

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HYDROGEN

CREATING A EUROPEAN HYDROGEN HUB

Photo Danny CornelissenPort of Rotterdam

Developments in the field of hydrogen are booming in Rotterdam. At Europe’s largest energy port, work is underway on the development of all parts of the value chain from Europe’s largest green hydrogen factory to the import of hydrogen, writes Sjaak Poppe from the Port of Rotterdam

The Port of Rotterdam is one of the most energy-intensive regions in Europe. Industry here uses a lot of energy.

But most of the energy now arriving here finds its way to Germany, Belgium and other countries.

Rotterdam is gaining a reputation as the energy hub of North-western Europe and changing the energy system through electrification and hydrogen is a crucial element of the Port of Rotterdam’s strategy to make the port and industry carbon neutral in 30 years’ time.

The current energy and fuel system will be completely overhauled in the coming decades and hydrogen will play a crucial role. In Rotterdam, projects are being set up that, together, achieve all parts of the hydrogen chain. This includeshe production of carbon-free and low-carbon hydrogen (green and blue), a pipeline infrastructure in the port area, the use of hydrogen in industry, road transport and inland navigation, the import, storage and transit of hydrogen to other industrial regions and the development of a trading platform for hydrogen. The Port Authority does this with various coalitions of companies and in consultation with and support from the government.

Hydrogen production The Dutch government plans to have 11 GW offshore wind installed in the North Sea by 2030 and is now exploring whether another 10 GW can be added before 2030. Much of that green electricity will go onshore at the Maasvlakte, the port area adjacent to the North Sea. Here, the Port of Rotterdam is developing a conversion park to produce green hydrogen. This is a business park especially for electrolysers where power connections and water are centrally organised.

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8 At Maasvlakte, the Port of Rotterdam is developing a conversion park to produce green hydrogen

The first part of this conversion park can accommodate 1 GW of electrolysis capacity. The park is divided into four plots which have all been allocated to companies including Shell and joint developments by bp and Nobian as well as Air Liquide and Vattenfall.

In December, Shell ordered many of the components of their Holland Hydrogen 1 electrolyser, ahead of the FID that is planned for the Spring of 2022. This 200 MW electrolyser should be operational around two years later and will then probably be the largest in at least Europe. Bp and Nobian are planning to have their 250 MW electrolyser operational in 2025. Besides the conversion park, some companies are planning to construct green hydrogen facilities on their own sites, like Uniper. This company aims to have an 100 MW electrolyser operational by 2025. In 2030, it is expected that 2 to 2.5 MW of electrolysis capacity will be operational in Rotterdam.

Infrastructure projects The Port of Rotterdam is working together with Gasunie to have a hydrogen backbone operational through the port and industrial complex at the time when the first electrolyser is producing hydrogen. This pipeline will start at the conversion park and is around 35 km long. It will be public infrastructure and every company in the port can connect to this pipeline.

As such, this HyTransPort.RTM pipeline connects production, imports and use, creating a physical market and stimulate the production, import and use of hydrogen.

The Port of Rotterdam is currently playing an important role in supplying energy to Germany, especially North Rhine - Westphalia. This large stream of crude oil, oil products and

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Photo Eric Bakker Port of Rotterdam

The Port Authority is therefore examining the possibilities of setting up import chains for hydrogen... Most of the imported hydrogen is not destined for the Netherlands, but will be redirected to other countries, particularly Germany, as is the case now with fossil energy coal must be replaced by electricity and hydrogen. Together with public authorities and the private sector, the Port of Rotterdam is therefore studying the construction of a set of pipelines connecting Rotterdam with the industrial site of Chemelot in the south-east of the Netherlands and the nearby industrial sites in North Rhine – Westphalia.

These pipelines could be operational as early as 2026.

Existing natural gas networks may still have sufficient capacity in the first few years, but certainly not in the long term. New energy flows require new infrastructure.

The Port Authority is participating in two projects focusing on the use of hydrogen as a transport fuel. A project has been set up by Air Liquide, among others, to have 1,000 trucks running on hydrogen by 2025 between Rotterdam, Antwerp and Duisburg. Another project focuses on the use of hydrogen as a fuel for inland navigation on the Rhine to Germany.

Photo Danny CornelissenPort of Rotterdam

Hydrogen projects Meanwhile, companies in Rotterdam are also working on low-carbon (blue) hydrogen. The H-vision consortium focuses on the production of hydrogen mainly from refinery gas and natural gas, with carbon capture and storage under the North Sea seabed. This hydrogen is less pure than hydrogen produced using electrolysis and is therefore particularly suitable for use as a fuel for combustion processes in the industry to achieve high temperatures.

Companies in Rotterdam are also studying the use of hydrogen in industry and in the transport sector. Hydrogen is both energy and raw material for industry, just as oil is now.

Industry in Rotterdam needs hydrogen to make its production processes more sustainable. However, the transport sector is also looking at hydrogen.

8 The Dutch government plans to have 11 GW offshore wind installed in the North Sea by 2030

8 The Port of Rotterdam is developing a conversion park to produce green hydrogen

The importance of imports Due to its high population density, high standard of living and extensive industry, North-western Europe consumes far more energy than can be sustainably generated regionally.

That is why the import of renewable energy is necessary. The North Sea is simply not big enough to provide the countries around it with enough wind energy to fully serve the market.

Together with parties in various countries, the Port Authority is therefore examining the possibilities of setting up import chains for hydrogen. This is being done with Portugal, Spain, Norway, Iceland, Maroc, South Africa, countries in the Middle East, Australia, Chile, Brazil, Uruguay and Canada, among others – all countries with lots of sun, wind, hydropower or geothermal energy, with plenty of space and situated by the sea.

In this way, Rotterdam wants to continue to supply a large portion of North-western Europe with sustainable energy.

Most of the imported hydrogen is not destined for the Netherlands, but will be redirected to other countries, particularly Germany, as is the case now with fossil energy.

Developing these new trade lanes takes time. The first imports are expected in 2024-2025, and it is anticipated that volumes will really ramp up after around 2030. By 2050, the Port of Rotterdam expects to import some 18 million tonnes of hydrogen every year, whereas ‘only’ 2 million tonnes are produced locally. Four of five tank terminals in Rotterdam are already making plans to expand their possibilities to import hydrogen by 2025.

All these initiatives are in line with each other: The production of green and blue hydrogen, the construction of infrastructure in the port area, the development of import flows, setting up import terminals, laying pipelines to the hinterland, the use of hydrogen in industry and the transport sector and setting up a hydrogen exchange.

These initiatives are mutually reinforcing and will turn the Port of Rotterdam, now predominantly an oil hub, into Europe’s Hydrogen Hub.

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A LIVING LABORATORY OF GREEN TECHNOLOGY In this article, Sophie Peachey, head of customer success at IOTICS, explains how digital twin technology at one port is helping shape a greener maritime future

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and academia, including Portsmouth International Port, Lloyd’s Register, Engas, IOTICS, B4T, KnowNow, COX, University of Brighton and the Connected Places Catapult.

8 Portsmouth is committed to becoming the first carbon-neutral UK port by

Digital twinning As part of the project, at IOTICS we are creating a digital twin of Portsmouth International Port – in effect, an interoperable virtual version of the port including its data, controls and interactions. Digital twining is an exciting, fast emerging technology that can be applied across different use cases.

We will be using digital twins to look at the business benefits of deploying renewable and clean fuels, as well as the logistics of refuelling onshore equipment and sea-going vessels in a busy port. We’ll also be setting up the foundations of ways to look at the environmental impacts of switching to clean fuel sources.

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SHAPE UK With this drive to deliver maritime sustainability, it’s no surprise that Portsmouth is playing a leading role in a new £1.5million Shipping, Hydrogen & Port Ecosystems UK (SHAPE UK) project, funded by the Department for Transport and delivered in partnership with Innovate UK. SHAPE UK is part of the Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition and represents a milestone in the move to innovative low-cost green hydrogen generation and storage systems that will bring significant reduction in carbon emissions and air pollution in and around Portsmouth and other UK ports.

Announced in March 2020 and part of the Prime Minister’s Ten Point Plan to position the UK at the forefront of green shipbuilding and maritime technology, the Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition is a £20m investment from the government alongside a further circa £10m from industry to reduce emissions from the maritime sector. The programme is helping to fund 55 projects across the UK to support the research, design and development of zero emission technology and infrastructure solutions for maritime and to accelerate decarbonisation in the sector.

The SHAPE UK project is led by the University of Portsmouth and brings together a wide range of expertise from industry

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Portsmouth International Port is the UK’s largest municipal port. Operated and owned by Portsmouth City Council, it is one of the sites of the new Solent Freeport and responsible for handling millions of customers and vital cargo across the globe. With easy access to both the UK motorway system and major shipping lanes, Portsmouth International Port is ideally placed for ferries, cruise and freight.

Over the past decade, the port has also been gradually turned into a living laboratory of green technology. Not only does it have one of the most sustainable terminal buildings in the UK, but it is also at the forefront of renewable energy and battery research. For example, a machine learning controlled lithium/lead storage battery will complement a rollout of solar and wind power generating capacity across the port.

Portsmouth is committed to becoming the first carbonneutral UK port by 2030 and the first zero-emission port by 2050. These plans, which aim to improve air quality and their carbon footprint, have been put together with the government’s Maritime 2050 strategy in mind.

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The digital twin of the port will interoperate with existing and new data from the port infrastructure and its activities, as well as gathering data from the working green hydrogen electrolyser. The semantically defined digital twins, interoperating with different data sources, will virtualise both dockside and offshore activities and data from the digital twins within the port ecosystem will help to enhance and optimise operations with decision-support tools.

The power of digital twins comes not from what they can show us, but from how they can securely and meaningfully interact with each other. Compositing new twins of a component, machine, person, place, ship or an entire port, city or nation, creates an ecosystem of twins, each acting as a unified access point or gateway to multiple sources of data and information.

Scalable modelThe digital twin approach in Portsmouth will create a scalable model that is translatable for other ecosystems, use cases and locations. The technology can help ports cut emissions, improve safety processes and allow maritime stakeholders to effectively share data. Port authorities, terminal operators and logistics specialists are already beginning to see the value of implementing digital twins.

Through twin-enabled data visualisation platforms, a terminal operator, for example, can monitor end-to-end cargo tracking and fleet management services, as well as supervise the workforce in the field. One result of this is more accurate and pinpointed loading and unloading times, creating faster truck and ship turnaround. Improved accuracy with real-time information could also lead to potential reductions in failures in container movements by cranes and operatives – reducing energy usage and a port’s overall carbon footprint.

Looking ahead With the use of new technology, digital twins are revolutionising the way ports make decisions, offering value in

operational efficiency, managing data, and preventing dangerous situations from arising. Digital twins will also enable ports to look forward to more streamlined communication and data management with Internet of Things (IoT) networks.

As digital twin technology advances, the future of ports can only expect to see further optimisation and more efficient processes. And perhaps, in the near future, everyone can expect to be introduced to port life through their own virtual experience.

Digital twins provide guidance and help people make better, informed decisions on changes they need to make in the physical world. And it’s not just maritime business that is set to benefit. The digital twin market is anticipated to reach a staggering $86.09 billion by 2028, according to a study from Grand View Research.

8 Portsmouth International Port is ideally placed for ferries, cruise and freight

About IOTICS In 2014 the IOTICS’ founders recognised the growing need for enterprises to, securely, and flexibly, interoperate with cooperative ecosystems of partners, customers, and suppliers. The challenge was, and is, that data is hidden in silos and can’t be accessed where it’s needed, when it’s needed, by those it would benefit the most. IOTICS’ patented technology, IOTICSpace, is enabling evolving ecosystems in utilities, transport, manufacture and infrastructure to facilitate cross-boundary data exchange between multiple parties.

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LYTTELTON AIMS FOR ECOSYSTEMS REBUILD New Zealand’s Lyttelton Port Company (LPC) has developed an industry-leading approach to biodiversity in its harbour, committing to minimising impact and rebuilding ecosystems, finds Dave MacIntyre Lyttelton Harbour/Whakaraupō is bordered by different land uses, from agricultural and urban to industrial. Over time, these have impacted the biodiversity of the harbour, such as by clearing vegetation, urban expansion and port developments. The upper harbour is impacted by sediment accumulation because of hillside erosion.

LPC’s Biodiversity Positive programme is part of its Sustainability Strategy and aims to ensure the company is factoring in the effects of port operations and development on nature.

The port has programmes for restoring terrestrial environment through nature forest regeneration on port land; covenanting important habitat for lizards; protecting penguin habitat; innovative marine mammal research; supporting environmental education for schools; land and sea biosecurity protection; and partnering through the Whaka Ora Healthy Harbour programme to restore ecological values with mana whenua (people of the land).

Local iwi (Māori tribe) Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu and local government bodies are also involved.

Biodiversity challenge Lyttelton is approaching the challenge of biodiversity loss from several angles. First is avoiding loss of biodiversity, second is reducing the pressures on nature caused by LPC’s operations, third is restoring and regenerating in a way that rebuilds ecosystems and populations and species, and is the focus on transforming LPC’s business model to address the drivers of nature loss.

An example of the port modifying its operations is in its dredging programmes. Significant water quality information was gathered as a baseline using 14 telemetered real-time water quality-monitoring instruments over a period of four years.

This helped guide a response to levels of turbidity if they were rising because of dredging. Because the data was real-time, the dredge could move until clarity improved.

Several introduced marine pests are present in the harbour which are associated with both commercial shipping and recreational boating. LPC is leading a response to reduce numbers of the Mediterranean fanworm (Sabella spallanzanii) with divers regularly removing Sabella to reduce the likelihood of further spread.

Wildlife protection Lyttelton Harbour has zones which provide great habitat for protected seabirds. The white-flippered penguin is endemic to Canterbury and only breeds in Banks Peninsula and Motunau Island. Annually, the port surveys to discover the location of penguin nests, using a highly-trained penguin detection dog. This enables LPC to protect the penguins during construction projects and to create more-suitable habitat in other areas of the coastline.

A major predator control programme is also undertaken. In

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Significant water quality information was gathered a s a baseline using 14 telemetered real-time water qualitymonitoring instruments over a period of four years

8 The dredge Albratros at work in Lyttelton Harbour

terms of innovative marine mammal research, LPC engaged leading scientists to develop the most comprehensive and longest continuously-running acoustic monitoring network ever operated in a New Zealand port environment.

This has created one of the most significant data sets of this type in the world. Over 150,000 hours of monitoring data has been collected across several instruments.

The data provides information on the levels of sound, the relative abundance of dolphins and gives insights into their behaviour prior to, during and after piling. This information allows LPC to better understand how dolphins react to the piling, and to alter methods if need be.

LPC is also furthering environmental education opportunities for harbour primary schools. The Port Saddle Ecological Restoration site is used to host schools for a day where children learn about predator control, native wildlife, invertebrates, restoration through tree planting, and weed control.

The Port Saddle Restoration Project is a 17-hectare site on the hillside above the port where LPC has partnered with the Banks Peninsula Conservation Trust in an ecological enhancement programme including removing weeds and revegetating with locally-sourced tree species to recreate habitat lost decades ago.

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RENEWABLE ENERGY IS GOOD FOR BUSINESS Green authenticity is crucial. The most important thing is not to simply give lip service to sustainability but actually follow through with strategic action.

In this interview, Roman Mayer, CEO Swissterminal talks transparent and sustainable logistics and why opting for renewable energy is good for business, the economy and the planet Can you please give a brief overview of Swissterminal’s operations?

At Swissterminal, we operate a leading integrated container terminal, port and hinterland service network.

Our comprehensive logistics portfolio includes everything from container handling, storage and repair to warehousing and intermodal services. Across our five container terminals in Switzerland and our three inland ports in France, our dayto-day operations are quite diverse, focusing on solving our customers’ end-to-end supply chain needs.

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Please give a brief overview of the hydropower project As a company, our mission is to achieve net-zero emissions and we strive for clean operations to protect the climate. We set ourselves the target of reducing our greenhouse gas emissions in the short-term and as part of this we made the decision to operate our terminal sites in Switzerland exclusively with renewable energy. Today, all of the energy used at our terminals in Switzerland is generated 100% from Swiss hydropower and has a CO2 factor of 0 kg/GJ. How does the supply of hydropower work to the terminals?

We have developed a strategy that enables us to purchase the electricity on the market ourselves. In this way, we can ensure what we are using is 100% green.

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Does Swissterminal already use or intend to use other renewable energies in future?

As we continue to take strides towards our goal of net-zero emissions, we are constantly evaluating new opportunities. Our hydropower agreement is a very important step for our company, but we recognise we must go even further. We are already involved in some promising projects and hope to be able to communicate additional progress soon.

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8 All of the energy used at its terminals in Switzerland is generated 100% from Swiss hydropower

What are the benefits of hydropower both in terms of the bottom line and reducing carbon emissions?

Opting for renewable energy is good for business, the economy and the planet. Through buying green hydropower, we completely eliminate our indirect greenhouse gas emissions from electricity purchases. At the same time, we are preparing our company for rising energy prices and CO2 costs. As a family business, we think in generation, and we believe it is our duty to preserve our planet and its resources for the next generation.

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Why did you choose hydropower specifically above other renewable energy?

Switzerland is endowed with extraordinary conditions for hydropower and as a resul, it is our country’s most important domestic source of renewable energy. In fact, around 60% of electricity produced in Switzerland already comes from hydropower. As a Swiss company, choosing hydropower was a sensible, eco-friendly and forwardlooking choice.

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What other green projects is Swissterminal working on?

In addition to reducing our company’s climate impact, we are very focused on offering services that help customers shrink own their environmental footprints and build an overall more sustainable logistics market. We continue to work on intelligent solutions that make it possible for our customers to switch from road to rail. In the coming year, we will be working to introduce more and more attractive, environmentally friendly intermodal connections.

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Can you give us a brief update on the barge service set up in November 2020? How is the service performing in terms if emissions reduction?

Our barge service now links our terminals BaselKleinhuenigen and Basel-Birsfelden in Switzerland, as well as Ottmarsheim in France with deep sea terminals in the ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp. This service offers the most environmentally friendly inland connection between these regions and the ports, with less emissions than road or even rail.

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day-to-day work life in some way. Because when we come together, green innovation happens!

Can you give impart any words of wisdom or advice to other operations?

Green authenticity is crucial. The most important thing is not to simply give lip service to sustainability but actually follow through with strategic action. Start by assessing what sustainability means to your company, industry and clients in order to establish concrete objectives.

From here, think in actionable steps. By thinking from purpose to performance, you can create a more sustainable, successful business.

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8 Swissterminal’s barge service links its Basel and French terminals with deep sea terminals in Rotterdam and Antwerp

8 Swissterminal creates intelligent solutions that make it possible for its customers to switch from road to rail

Where does Swissterminal see itself in terms on green strategy in say five years’ time?

Looking five years ahead, I think there is a real chance for our company to generate significant value from sustainability. To create this sustainability success story, the most important thing is getting all employees on board with finding ways to reduce emissions, both big and small. Each and every employee can contribute something.

To raise awareness on the importance of this issue in our company, we have decided to strictly follow ISO 14001 guidelines. The members of our management board are leading the way as role models and in the years to come, sustainable thinking will be part of every team member’s

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GREEN RECLAMATION FOR PORT EXPANSION Egypt is reclaiming nearly 1000ha of new land for the maritime gateway’s development, but it’s doing it responsibly, says Shem Oirere

Greener dredging DEME is deepening the Abu Qir’s approach channel to 23m and dredging the turning basin to 22m. This will enable to ships at the port, located 20km North East of Alexandria, to achieve reduced turnaround times and improve the competitiveness of Egypt’s overall maritime transport network.

DEME describes the Abu Qir port project as company’s “largest dredging and land reclamation project in history.”

For the dredging assignment, DEME has deployed one of the largest and most powerful self-propelled cutter suction dredgers (CSD), the Spartacus, which the company says has an “eco-friendly design”.

The CSD’s four engines can run on Low Sulphur Heavy Fuel Oil, Marine Oil as well as liquefied natural gas (LNG) with its two auxiliary engines having dual-fuel technology.

DEME’s vessel also has a waste heat recovery system that converts the heat from the engines’ exhaust gases into electrical energy.

“Spartacus sets a new benchmark in the global dredging market. Its groundbreaking, eco-friendly design and countless innovations on board make it one of a kind.

Spartacus is the world’s largest and most powerful selfpropelled cutter suction dredge and also the first able to run on liquefied natural gas,” the company says.

Construction DEME’s consortium partner, GIECO, Egypt’s leading marine engineering company, is erecting 6,800m of quay walls for new berths, 8,800m of breakwaters and soil improvement works under the same contract.

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For the dredging assignment, DEME has deployed one of the largest and most powerful self-propelled cutter suction dredgers (CSD), the Spartacus, which the company says has an “eco-friendly design”

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It’s doing this with the help of Belgian-based global capital and maintenance dredging specialist, Dredging, Environmental and Marine Engineering (DEME) which is dredging an estimated 150 million cubic meters of material at the Abu Qir port.

Reclaiming the new land is part of the more than EUR 300-million-dollar project DEME has been awarded by the Egyptian Navy, which has been operating the port on the Mediterranean shores since its inception in 1983.

The project is in line with Egypt’s envisaged national ports development strategy.

In August 2020, the Egyptian Navy signed a long-term agreement with Hutchison Ports for the development and operation of the new container terminal at the Abu Qir port.

Hutchison said the new terminal “will have a handling capacity of 2 million TEU upon completion and a total quay length of 1,200 metres with a draft of 18 metres capable of handling mega vessels of the future.”

Both the Chinese company and Egyptian Navy plan to invest more than US$730 million in development of the terminal within the 38-year concession period. Commercial operations are slated to commence in 2022.

DEME explains the ambitious port expansion “creates land for the expansion and further development of Abu Qir, which boasts an ancient history and is slated to become a bustling economic hub, supplementing nearby Alexandria.”

Egypt’s maritime transport continues to grapple with challenges that have been blamed for the stalling of a previous master plan that the North African country touted as an answer to achieving its long-held dream of turning itself into a regional hub for transshipments and containerised trade.

According to the World Bank, the previous port development master plan stalled “due to conflicts of interest and multiple functions of the port authorities and maritime transport sector, and their related logistics services.”

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8 Spartacus is one of the largest and most powerful self-propelled cutter suction dredgers (CSD)

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ADAPT AND PREPARE: MITIGATING RISK FOR PORTS Ports and harbours are a critical part of global trade-led development for the ‘Blue Economy’ and for providing access to global markets and supply-chains. They are integral to maritime transport, offshore energy development, fisheries and many more essential economic activities.

So, when operations at ports and harbours are disrupted, the knock-on effects are not just noticeable, they can be felt across the entire supply chain, having a significant impact not only on shipping companies, but also the businesses and consumers who rely on shipping to deliver more than 90% of the world’s goods.

The impact that Covid-19 has had on shipping operations has been noticeably acute, with shortages in personnel and logistical challenges causing significant delays to vessel operations that have since had a measurable impact on economies around the world. This has only served to highlight that, when shipping operations are impacted by outside factors, the knock-on effects can be catastrophic.

However, it’s important to consider other threats to operations that cannot be managed, predicted or controlled.

As one of the most prevalent threats to operations, extreme weather can pose a number of different challenges to ports and harbours. With global emissions still at extreme levels and with little or no significant change on the horizon, it is realistic to expect that these threats will only become more frequent and more severe.

Natural hazards Due to their locations along open coasts or in low-lying estuaries and deltas, ports and harbours are exposed to various natural hazards including rising sea levels, storm surges, high waves, extreme winds and riverine and pluvial flooding. Any one of these could cause severe disruption to port operations, but the reality is that port operators must prepare themselves for a combination of any number of these challenges, at any time. The potential severity of these threats to directly impact port operations will vary from port to port and will largely depend on what steps are being taken to reduce vulnerabilities and increase resilience.

As one example, port operators must consider the potential impact of increases in water levels to their infrastructure and critically, to the safety of vessels and personnel. Significant, long-term increases in water levels could cause challenges such as navigational constraints with respect to overhead clearance such as bridges, or berths becoming unusable or unsafe which then severely limits port capacity. However, adapting to changes in water levels is constrained not only by uncertainty in the predictability of the rate of sea level rise and the practicalities of replacing or updating the infrastructure, but also the lack of appropriate or endorsed engineering standards.

Another significant threat is more frequent and more severe storms. Damage to infrastructure from erosion and storm surge inundation can be extremely costly, with operators having to increase maintenance or even replace

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Extreme weather is one of the most prevalent threats to operations, but ports and harbours can maximise their climate resilience, writes Suba Sivandran, managing director, Asia, BMT

key elements of the port itself, particularly where existing coastal defence structures are old and no longer fit for purpose.

More frequent and longer delays to shipping caused by extreme storm events could also have an impact on the reliability of marine shipping, with siltation rates having to increase as more frequent storms create the need for additional maintenance dredging and associated management of dredge spoil.

Furthermore, threats related to higher temperatures can create challenges not only in the water environment, but also for port-side operations, with the thermal impact to paved surfaces and load bearing equipment creating the risk of equipment failures or unusable roads and railway lines, as well as the increased possibility of heat related illnesses amongst staff.

Recently, Hurricane Ida provided a stark reminder of how impactful extreme weather events can be on day-to-day port operations. Current estimates place the damage from the storm at over $95 billion and the fallout is far from over. Ida’s direct impact on not only ports, but the many industries these ports support, was immediately evident, and we are yet to understand the full impact the hurricane will have on the ongoing supply chain crisis.

8 Flooded piers are one example of the potential impact of increases in water levels

Building resilence Given the critical role of ports in the global trading system and their potential exposure to climate related damage, enhancing climate resilience has now become a matter of strategic socio-economic importance. For ports and

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y taking a more balanced, B risk-based approach and by bridging potential data and knowledge gaps through advanced monitoring and modelling, ports can prepare for and adapt to changing conditions harbours, effective adaptation requires bridging potential data and knowledge gaps.

This can be achieved through the development of technical solutions that deliver critical insights into the design and management of port infrastructuresthat can analyse and scrutinise every aspect of port operations to understand the impact of the full scope of potential threats.

However, this awareness and understanding can be difficult and costly to obtain, unless the port has participated in a local or regional climate change vulnerability assessment or has had to consider future climate change as part of proposed expansion plans. The reality is that many impacts are not yet readily visible or understood on a local scale and this could potentially be diminishing the lack of urgency to respond to the ever-evolving threat from climate change.

Interdependent systems Ports can be complex operating environments with many interdependent systems delivering communications for data collection. Often, failure at any one of these data points can lead to a breakdown in communication that could leave critical personnel out of the loop and therefore unaware of any issues or challenges that could threaten operations or the safety of vessels or crews. To mitigate this, operators often install remote monitoring systems that are independent of day-to-day operating systems, however the inability of many of these systems to respond and adapt to extreme climate situations leaves a critical capability gap.

Maintaining a focus on preparedness for even the most extreme climate events is essential, and this can be achieved through advanced numerical modelling and satellite remote sensing for the offshore, shipping, and maritime engineering sectors. More advanced remote monitoring systems are able to provide detailed, critical information about the local climatology, determining the probability of occurrence of suitable weather windows, assessing the likelihood of extreme events and providing an assessment of asset performance in the marine environment, giving operators the time and valuable insights they need to duly prepare their operations.

8 Damage to infrastructure from erosion and storm surge inundation can be extremely costly

Effective monitoring Effective and accurate monitoring also allows operators to conduct detailed vulnerability assessments to support adaptation planning process, ensuring ports have a blueprint for future action that can be implemented over time and on an ‘as needs’ basis. Through identifying and gathering the critical information needed to inform decision making, for example assessing assets to determine their vulnerability based on their exposure and sensitivity to climate change impacts, operators can develop the essential response and management measures that will protect port infrastructure, vessels and crews.

There can be no denying that extreme weather events are already creating significant challenges for coastal zones and with the increased likelihood that these events will intensify in both frequency and severity, these are threats which ports can no longer afford to ignore.

However, effective adaptation does not need to involve major changes, significant expense or a major shift from traditional port planning processes. By taking a more balanced, risk-based approach and by bridging potential data and knowledge gaps through advanced monitoring and modelling, ports can prepare for and adapt to changing conditions. This approach will ensure that they are able to withstand, respond to and recover rapidly from climaterelated disruptions without causing significant damage to their bottom line.

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The Port of Montreal has renovated its cruise facilities with sustainability designed in from the ground up at its two new terminals at Grand Quay, writes Michele Witthaus

The Port of Montreal is the second largest cruise port on the Saint Lawrence after Quebec City. However, when it comes to turnaround operations, Montreal holds the number one spot, with 95% of calls being turnarounds.

The new cruise facilities needed to address the complex challenges arising from these activities, says Yves Gilson, director, marketing & cruises at the port.

“The Grand Quay reconstruction and renovation were done with sustainability in mind, meaning we made sure cruise ships would have access to shore power,” he says.

So far, the shore power investment is paying off, with cruise operators including Viking Cruises and Oceania Cruises demonstrating their interest in connecting. Eager customers also include some of the smaller new luxury expedition ships equipped for shore power connection. “It’s an investment we made quite a few years ago which will pay off in future because of demand for a greener type of cruise ship,” Mr Gilson adds.

To date, the shore power facilities at the cruise terminal have saved 1,350 tonnes of greenhouse gases since 2019, and in the long term the port estimates that they will allow it to avoid 2,800 tonnes of greenhouse gases from cruise operations every year. “The city will benefit from the fact that we are positioning ourselves as being one of greenest cruise ports in North America,” says Mr Gilson.

Grand Quay also provides LNG refuelling services, delivered by trucks to the growing number of cruise ships that can run on the fuel. Shore power is another key aspect of the new facilities, with Port of Montreal being one of only 15 ports worldwide offering shore power access to visiting cruise ships. It’s all part of being future-ready, says Mr Gilson.

“The Port of Montreal has always been at the forefront of

offering what market is heading towards. New cruise ships will be hybrid, able to connect to shore power, using scrubbers, LNG, zero-emission fuels, maybe even electrical cells.” In addition, the green options for ship calls at the port include waste reception facilities, with direct connection to a sanitary sewer for disposal of grey and black water.

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Green facilities The architecture of the new facilities was planned with the people of Montreal and the region in mind, Mr Gilson explains.

“We decided before starting the renovation that we wanted to give back access to the river for Montrealers and this is how we came up with the idea of a green roof that is open to the public, so that people can take a close look at cruise ships and go from the city to the river. “ Terminal 1 has a green roof with 30,000 different species of plants and flowers, with a promenade for people to walk on.

There is a vast green field at the end of Grand Quay, next to the river, with chairs where walkers can enjoy the view.

Montreal is limited in terms of the size of ships that can call at its cruise port due to the bridges on the river by which ships access the port. With a maximum air draft of 50m, it is difficult for larger ships to call. While major cruise lines keep on building bigger and bigger ships, there is also a reverse trend coming from some companies for smaller ships offering an exceptional guest experience, says Mr Gilson.

“What we see coming up in the next few years are smaller and luxury ships up to 500 passengers, so Montreal will never be overcrowded by cruise passengers.”

That is not to say that the port is not a busy hub of cruise activity. “Itineraries from Canada or New England go to New York or Boston on an open-jaw system, embarking new

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It’s important that the inhabitants are not made to feel that the city doesn’t belong to them anymore. This is something we need to look at – we don’t want the population to be frustrated by cruise activities, we want them to embrace cruise, so we need to find the right balance “Everything we are doing now is done with sustainability in mind,” says Mr Gilson. At the port level, he is engaged in a long-term project to manage the flow of taxis to the quayside during cruise calls.

“We want to have a better idea of how many taxis and coaches we need when a ship is arriving and when they are really needed. In order to have more fluidity and to be more sustainable, and to reduce the number of waiting taxis that run their engines without stopping, we are developing an algorithm that will have an exact picture of each ship’s operation, which will translate into a provisional projection of passengers disembarking.”

The result will be a significant reduction in greenhouse gases emitted by idling taxis at the quayside. The port will recommence the collection of data from ships in the coming season and aims to have the application up and running by 2025, rolled out to all nine ports in the Saint Lawrence Cruise Association.

At the Port of Montreal, further growth of cruise operations is planned for the coming years, although always with an eye on sustainability. Communicating with cruise operators to see how the port can support their sustainability goals is a big part of the picture. “We are in contact with the cruise

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lines – which themselves have big ambitions in terms of sustainability – trying to connect on whatever projects we have, to see how we can enhance their sustainability strategy.

We want to work with the cruise lines and to offer them alternatives to the tours offered onboard. Things are changing in the minds of tour operators, many of whom are going into greener tours. We believe that green tours are much more exciting and interesting than traditional tours.”

Although the port currently experiences favourable conditions that enable it to develop its cruise customer base without the risk of overcrowding as seen in some cruise ports in Europe and other parts of the world, Mr Gilson is mindful of the need to continue looking for a balance between cruise growth and sustainability. While the port is unlikely ever to face the challenge of tens of thousands of passengers disembarking in a single day, he sees public perception and acceptance as being of crucial importance. He believes that giving residents of the city and surrounding areas a sense of ownership is a critical part of attracting public support.

“It’s important that the inhabitants are not made to feel that the city doesn’t belong to them anymore. This is something we need to look at – we don’t want the population to be frustrated by cruise activities, we want them to embrace cruise, so we need to find the right balance between cruise activities and people’s living conditions.

Currently, we can manage the number of passengers we receive in Montreal without having any backlog in the city, but nevertheless we should always keep an eye on that and work with our surrounding neighbours too, to make sure they understand what we are doing and to hear from them.”

Looking to the future, he sees great things coming out of the port’s participation in sustainability initiatives, both for its own activities and in the wider region.

“It’s ambitious but we want the Saint Lawrence to be seen as one of most sustainable destinations in the world,” he says.

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8 Yves Gilson, director, marketing & cruises, Port of Montreal

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Partnership vision The Port of Montreal has a strong vision for partnership with other organisations to achieve decarbonisation of cruise activities in the region. In 2011, the port joined with Tourism Montreal, Montreal Airport, the Old Port of Montreal Corporation, the Old Montreal Business Development Corporation, the Hotel Association of Greater Montreal, and the City of Montreal, to create an association called Cruises Montreal. The aim was to offer a one-stop shop for all aspects of cruise activities, with resources including a website with a toolkit for cruise lines.

Despite the shutdown of cruise operations since 2020 due to the pandemic, the port has 48 cruise calls booked for the 2022 season and will be offering new green tours as part of this. “Tourism Montreal is a great partner, offering tours that are sustainable,” says Mr Gilson. “They have developed a large variety of green tours, allowing people to use electric bicycles and electric coaches, and providing all kinds of experiences labelled as green itineraries.”

Looking further afield to cooperation with other port cities in the region, The Port of Montreal is also one of nine members of the Saint Lawrence Cruise Association, which is currently engaged in developing a sustainability action plan, which will be completed by the end of 2022.

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Poland’s Port of Gdańsk is becoming more recognised for its commitment to social inclusion and its care for the community

Its recent accolade of winner of the 2021 ESPO award was a special recognition of the port’s work to aid those in need during the pandemic.

“We feel part of this community, so we want to be closer to the residents and support their initiatives. We provide assistance in various areas, such as ecology, sport, health, education”, says Piotr Bura, director of marketing and communications, Port of Gdańsk.

The 13th edition of the competition organised by ESPO recognised ‘The role of ports in the reconstruction of the city and local community’.

In this area, the Port of Gdańsk has much to be proud of.

Over the past year, ZMPG SA has implemented several projects to improve the quality of life for residents of districts organically linked to the port, namely at Stogi and Nowy Port.

Grass roots At grass roots level, the port supports its local football clubs, Gdańsk and Torus Wybrzeże. During the summer holiday period, it organises a summer cinema for residents on the beach in Stogi.

But it also provides fundamental financing for community initiatives too. One such example is the Community Library of the “Friendly Pomerania” Association, operating in the district of Stogi. The social library itself was established by a former terminal employee at the port. It’s not only a place to borrow books or hold cultural events, but has become a meeting point for the inhabitants of the community.

Turning its attention to supporting people through the pandemic, the port has now been involved in pandemicrelated activities for almost a year. It has been helping support the elderly from the districts of Nowy Port and Stogi, with over 8000 meals delivered to them, often providing people with their only hot meal of the day.

It also gave meals to medics and paramedics who found

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8 Gdańsk is becoming more recognised for its commitment to social inclusion

themselves on the front line of the fight against the pandemic.

The port also supported local sports clubs that could not organise competitions and play in front of an audience so as to allow children, teenagers and adults to continue to pursue their sports passions safely.

It has also donated four analysers for SARS-CoV-2 infection diagnosis and personal protective equipment and fridges to Pomeranian hospitals.

“Since the beginning of the pandemic, we have been supporting people on the front line of the fight against the coronavirus,” says Łukasz Greinke, President of the Port of Gdańsk.

“The time of the pandemic has released a huge amount of energy and empathy and a sense of solidarity, so necessary at this time. We are showing that solidarity with others, building good relationships, cooperation and responding to the needs of our neighbours “from across the fence” are values that can make the world a better place.”

ESPO award Gdańsk was particularly praised for its activities collectively named under the “We Are” slogan which aimed to unify the local community of Gdansk’s districts Nowy Port and Stogi with its old neighbour, the seaport.

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The jury was convinced by the “We Are” initiative of the Port of Gdánsk. In difficult times, the port showed cooperation, responsibility and solidarity “Through these activities and the involvement of port staff, we want to show that the world would be a better place if we learned to work with each other. Seaports are an important element of the urban space, especially those that have been operating for several hundred years. The port connects the city with the sea. It is also the perfect location to put the “think globally, act locally” principle into practice,” Mr Greinke says.

Clean strategy Away from its work in the community, Gdańsk has some really innovative green projects on the go.

For example, to preserve biodiversity, a consortium is working on a water drone to regularly monitor water quality in the port basins.

An air quality monitoring system based on permanent sensors located at seven points is already in place at the port but it’s hoped that soon water drones will also be able to perform the monitoring.

The monitoring, which uses a YetiAir drone for monitoring PM10 and PM2.5 dust concentrations is being undertaken by way of a collaboration with SeaData from Gdynia, BGEO from Spain and Water Robotics from France.

Together they created the comprehensive CORAL platform, consisting of an interactive database, an environ-mental monitoring system and a port/marina vessel traffic management application.

The partnership between SeaData and ZMPG S.A. began in late 2017 during the Space3ac accelerator programme for start-ups.

The Port of Gdańsk is taking part in the project as a

demonstration site, but in the long term SeaData has committed to providing an air quality monitoring system for the port.

“As part of the CORAL project, by the end of 2021 it is planned to create and deliver to the Port of Gdańsk a water drone, built by Water Robotics, which will be used for regular monitoring of water quality and bathymetric measurements along with a system for analysing the collected data,” says Dr Marta Wenta of SeaData.

“The device will measure the properties of the water in the port basins, including the presence of contaminants. The port will also install a buoy equipped with sensors that will continuously measure the most important – in terms of environmental monitoring – water parameters.”

Data from the drone and the buoy is uploaded to an online system where it can then then be visualised and made available for analysis in the form of maps, graphs and reports.

In the first half of 2022, several test flights of a drone equipped with air quality sensors will be performed at the Port of Gdańsk.

From this, an air quality map of the port and detection of potential sources of PM10/PM2.5 will be developed. As with the in-water measurements, data from the flights will also be available as part of the online system.

The CORAL project is implemented under the GALATEA program, Blue Growth Accelerator, operated in Poland by the Baltic Sea and Space Cluster. The project is funded by the European Union through Horizon 2020.

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8 The port is working in a partnership to introduce a water drone to regularly monitor water quality in its port basins

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Green ethos The overarching aim behind Gdánsk’s “We Are” project was to make the seaport friendlier to its neighbours, Mr Greinke told ESPO. It was about trying to change the reputation of the port with the community as it is currently associated with powerful infrastructure which is laregly inaccessible to ordinary residents.

The port wants to provide a seaport that is close to the people, their problems and needs. A place which, while fighting for its position on an international level, also notices social needs and the problems occurring just beyond its administrative borders.

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award, says: “The jury was convinced by the “We Are” initiative of the Port of Gdánsk. In difficult times, the port showed cooperation, responsibility and solidarity.”

“Its actions were highly appreciated by the local community and strengthened the ties between the city and what is otherwise a remote industrial environment. Many of the effects will continue to be felt in the future. The award is a symbol that the work done by the ports is also inspired and directed towards people.”

Gdánsk came up against some stiff competition to win the award this year, namely from Hamburg Port Authority (Germany), Port Authority of Valencia (Spain) and Port Authority of Vigo (Spain), which were all shortlisted for the prize.

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TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE TEN-T POLICY The European Commission has put another ambitious package on the table while we are still in the process of assessing the full implications and combined impacts of the port relevant Fit-for-55 proposals, says Isabelle Ryckbost, secretary general, ESPO This time it’s a set of four proposals to modernise the EU’s transport system in line with the Green Deal.

TEN-T makeover The Commission proposal to review the guidelines for the development of Europe’s Transport Infrastructure Network is of high relevance for ESPO. Just to refresh your memories, in 2013 Europe finalised a complete makeover of its TEN-T policy by establishing a two-layered European Transport Infrastructure Network, with a comprehensive and core network. For the first time not only lines and connections for each of the transport modes were identified, but in addition ports, airports and urban nodes were defined as import nodes in the network.

The Commission has now issued a proposal to review these 2013 Guidelines. The aim is to align the TEN-T policy with Europe’s evolving transport policy and with the Green Deal. At the same time, the Commission aims to make Europe’s Transport network more resilient.

Based on a a first reading of the new proposal, I believe we can say that the Commission has done a good job. The draft text demonstrates that some important messages which Europe’s ports have been voicing over the last years were understood and incorporated. The proposal explicitly mentions the cross-border character of Europe’s maritime ports and recognises their role not only as multimodal hubs of transport, but also as hubs of energy and industry.

The new TEN-T proposal moreover clearly stresses the sustainable character of short-sea shipping and its contribution to the decarbonisation of the transport sector. It

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Ferry connections cannot be developed everywhere, but I am convinced that they should and can be boosted further as a very good alternative to certain flight connections, at least in and between certain regions. gives, finally, the maritime pillar the place that it deserves in the overall transport infrastructure network, by taking away the uneven playing field between the land and maritime dimension of the TEN-T network. The alignment of the TEN-T Core Network Corridors and the Railfreight Corridors are also an important step forward.

Room for improvement Even if this review meets a lot of our expectations, we see some room for improvement, or at least for reflection.

Since the aim of this review is to align the TEN-T network and its requirements with the Green Deal ambition, we regret that pipelines have not been considered as part of Europe’s

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Transport Infrastructure. Pipelines will increasingly play an essential role in the implementation of Europe’s decarbonisation agenda and will be a necessary and sustainable mode of transport for new energies.

Moreover, at a time where ports will move from being not only hubs of transport but also hubs of energy and industry we might have to question on which basis to “weigh” the importance of a port as node in the transport network.

Should “tonnes” be the only indicator or should we add some other indicators, considering for instance the port as connecting and/or landing point for renewable energies. Take the example of Ostend, which is an important player in the offshore and blue economy sectors, but on the basis of its throughput tonnes, is not any longer a TEN-T port, not even an comprehensive port.

It is finally worth taking note of the Action Plan the Commission released together with its TEN-T review boosting long-haul rail transport for passengers as a sustainable way of travelling and an alternative to short haul flights.

The promotion of rail as a unique alternative to flights was first voiced in the Commission’s new Mobility Strategy and is now further developed in this action plan. While I see the merit of this, I wonder why ferry connections are not taken up in this debate. Ferry connections cannot be developed everywhere, but I am convinced that they should and can be boosted further as a very good alternative to certain flight connections, at least in and between certain regions.

In any case, proposals are there to be discussed. And having a solid basis to work on, as is the case with this package, always helps.

8 Isabelle Ryckbost, secretary general, ESPO

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The first greenfield terminal development at the Port of Houston in more than a decade is now fully operational with a focus on fuels of the future such as ammonia and hydrogen.

The Vopak Moda Houston marine terminal is a joint venture between Royal Vopak and Moda Midstream and has a direct pipeline to the Port of Houston petrochemical complex, the nation’s largest and world’s second-largest petrochemical complex.

Designed to handle very large gas carriers as well as smaller vessels and barges, Vodak Moda Houston is the only waterborne ammonia terminal in the port with deepwater capabilities.

“With the ability to safely and reliably transport ammonia and other pressurised gases for our current and future customers, Vopak Moda Houston is a vital link in the new energy transition supply chain,” said Moda Midstream chief executive and

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Since 2021, IMO regulations have prohibited discharges of untreated sewage from passenger ships, although these ships have been voluntarily discharging only at port for years.

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and oxygen depletion.

Water company Kymen Vesi treats the sewage discharged by cargo ships at the port of HaminaKotka. The resultant sludge is then refined at Gasum’s biogas plant producing renewable energy. Kymen Vesi also takes samples of the wastewaters, providing data for use in research projects.

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“We are in active discussions with customers to provide logistics solutions for low-carbon products, including storage and handling of green and blue ammonia, hydrogen and low-carbon bunkering,” he said, adding that the terminal was well-positioned to become the US Gulf Coast’s leading ammonia and hydrogen hub.

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Vopak Moda Houston has two 15,000 tonne tanks for refrigerated ammonia storage and five pressurised bullet tanks with a combined capacity of 14,825 barrels.

8 Barge and vessel unloading and two 15,000 tonne ammonia storage tanks at the Vopak Moda Houston terminal

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A new project producing biogas from sewage discharged by cargo ships is underway in Finland.

Sewage from cargo ships may be legally discharged into the Baltic Sea, but this causes an increase in nutrients – a process known as eutrophication – which in turn can damage marine habitats.

The Baltic Sea Action Group (BSAG) is bringing together parties to work on the new Ship/t Waste Action, an initiative to collect this waste and turn it into biogas for use by heavy traffic. Finland’s largest port, HaminaKotka, has been chosen as the first location.

“We can achieve our objective of a cleaner Baltic Sea, one ship, one port and one country at a time,” said Elisa Mikkolainen, project director at BSAG. “The nutrient load on the sea decreases every time wastewater is discharged at the port. We need extensive cooperation to succeed in our mission,” she added.

BRIEFS A new French LNG terminal has gone into operation to fulfill bunkering duties for a major French port The Fos Cavaou LNG terminal operated by Elengy, will offer 50 loading slots per year for small scale LNG loading vessels of a capacity up to 40 000 m3.

These vessels will supply the LNG-powered container ships, ferries and cruise ships that the Port of Marseille-Fos is preparing to welcome in the coming months.

In addition to supplying Marseille-Fos, the new terminal is also well located to become a ready source of LNG supply for many surrounding ports in the Western Mediterranean.

Back in 2019, France’s Marseille Fos port announced it was boosting its use of LNG as a marine fuel, aiming to position itself as an LNG bunkering hub for the Mediterranean.

Total and CMA CGM signed an agreement for the supply of approximately 270,000 tonnes per year of LNG over ten years covering the supply of CMA CGM’s new 15,000 teu container ships at MarseilleFos operating between Asia and the Mediterranean.

As part of the agreement, the French port was given its own dedicated LNG bunkering vessel Total, chartered from Japan’s MOL. Marseille-Fos carried out its first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operation in early May 2020. LNG giant Shell and the world’s largest cruise operator Carnival carried out the second LNG bunkering operation in the port in June 2020 supplying fuel to the cruise ship Costa Smeralda.

As a member of the Society for Gas as a Marine Fuel (SGMF), the port says it is fully supporting the Society’s efforts of promoting LNG as fuel and developing standards.

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